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Angela Lansbury first attended the Academy Awards at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on March 15, 1945. Just 19, she was nominated for supporting actress for her role as a conniving Cockney maid in "Gaslight." And now, nearly seven decades later, the 88-year-old legend is winning her first Oscar. On Saturday evening, Lansbury will receive an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' fifth Governors Awards at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland Center. "It's very, very special for me," said Lansbury over the phone from her New York home. "It is very unique and wonderful to receive at my time of life though I...

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